Oil-can.



R. 1. BAsMussEN a. 0.JENSEN.

' QIL CAN.' APPLICATJQN. F 'IL.E,D EEB. 28. 1911.

l Patenfed Nov. 6, 191?.

. i vgvwento'zs Rasmus JJKHSMUSSEN i Cem. JENSEN Vments in Oil-Cans,

accompanying drawings.

RASMUS J. BASMUSSEN AND CARL JENSEN, 0F HANNAEORD,

NORTH DAKOTA.

OIL-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

Application filed February 28, 1917. Serial No. 151,541.

o vall whom t 'may concern.'

Be 1t known that we, RAsMUs J RAsMUs- SEN and CARL JENSEN, citizens ofthe United E:-tates,residing at .Hannaforch in the county of Griggs andState of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improveofwhich the following is a specication, 4reference being had to the Thisinvention relates to certain vimprovements in oil cans and it is anobject of the invention to providefadevice of this character havingnovel and whereby airpressure may be employed for forcing the oil fromwithin the can especially when the oil is unusually cold and congealed.

The invention consists in vthe. details ofV construction and in thecombination and arrangement ofthe advantages are attained and the deviceis rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use, all as will be hereafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that our invention may be the better understood, we will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein is disclosed a view partly in elevation and partly insection of an oil can constructed in accordance with an embodiment ofour invention.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawing, 1 denotes the body of the canwhich may be of any ordina-ry or preferred configuration and dimensionsand which is provided in a side wall adjacent its bottom with theopening 2 in communication with the spout 3. Interposed between thespout 3 and the upper portion of the body 1 is a brace 4 serving for apurpose which is believed to be clearly apparent to those skilled in theart to which our invention appertains.

The top 5 of the can body as herein embodied is concavo-convex in formand is provided with a filling opening adapted to be sealed by theremovable closure member or ca 6.

lfilxtending within the body 1 through the top 5 thereof and supportedby said top 5 is the elongated cylindrical casing 7 having its inner end8 permanently closed, while its opposite or outer end is adapted to beclosed gated general improved means several parts of our vimproved oilcan whereby certain important by the removable cap'9. The casing 7extends through the top 5 adjacentthe 'side thereof( and is disposedlongitudinally on a predetermined incline with its inner endterminatingbeyond the axial center of the hollow body 1 and in closeproximity to the top 5 thereof.

The closed end 8 isprovided with an openo ing or port 10 adaptedtolbenormally closed the elonhas one end portion the opening. or port 10portion loosely disposed the conical valve 11 ,aflixedto rod lwhich rodextending through and its opposite end through the intermediate portionof the substantially U-shaped frame 1&1 carried by the innerendportionof the` casing 7 and extending therebeyond `in longitudinalalinementtherewith. y Interposed between the conical valve 11 .and-thekouter l end rofthe frame l14n, is the `rexpansible member 15 hereindisclosed as a conventional coil spring encircling the rod 12 and whichserves to normally maintain the valve 11 in closed position.

Mounted for rectilinear movement within the casing 7 is the piston 16 ofany ordinary or preferred type and which is provided with the stem 17extending exteriorly of the casing through the outer cap 9. The outerend of the stem 17 is provided with the head 18 whereby the piston 16may be readily forced inwardly so that when desired the can body may becharged with air under pressure to facilitate the flow of the oiltherein especially when said oil is unusually cold and congealed. It isto be understood that when the oil is thin or in normal condition itwill flow freely through the spout 3.

Positioned within the casing 7 is an expansible member 19 also disclosedas a conventional coil spring and which is interposed between the closedend 8 of the casing 7 and the piston 16 and which serves to normallyhold the piston in its retracted or outward position. It will also beunderstood that the tension of the spring 15 is such as to permit thevalve 11 to assume an open position upon inward movement being impartedto the piston 16 so that the air compressed by said piston 16 mayreadily enter within the can body 1.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a canconstructed in accordance with our invention is of an extremely simpleand comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly well body andin adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with whichit may be assembled, and it will also be obvious that our invention issusceptible of some change and modification without material departurefrom the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason we do notwish to be understood as limiting ourselves to the precise arrangementand formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out ourinvention in practice, except as hereinafter claimed.

We claim:

, A device of the character described comprising a hollow body having adischarge spout in communication therewith, the top of the body beingconcavo-convex, a casing extending within the body through the topthereof and supported thereby, the inner end of said casing beingclosed, said closed end being provided with a port, said casing beingdisposed through the top of the body adjacent a side thereof andarranged longitudinally on an incline with its inner end terminatingkbeyond the axial center of the close proximity to the top of the body,a frame supported by the inner end portion of the casing and extendingin advance thereof, said frame being substantially U-shapec, a throughthe intermediate portion of the frame and through the port in the closedend of the casing, a valve member carried by the rod and coacting withthe port in the closed end of the casing for closing the same, anexpansible member carried by the rod and interposed between the valveand the frame for normally holding the valve in closed position7 apiston mounted for rectilinear movement within the casing and providedwith a stem extending exteriorly thereof, and an expansible memberpositioned within the casing and interposed between the closed endthereof and the piston for normally maintaining the piston in itsretracted position.

In testimony whereofv we hereunto afx f our signatures 1n the presenceof two witnesses.

RASMUS J. RASMUSSEN.

CARL JENSEN.

Witnesses: v

J D. FOLEY, GEO. vE. LUCE.

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Washington, 2D. 0. Y

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